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A second metalloid Ga18 cluster and its topological similarity to the high-pressure Ga-II modification

Jochen Steiner1, Hansgeorg Schnöckel

  • 1Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse 15, Geb. 30.45, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.

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